Our 2026 Judging Panel

Eloise Morgan
Managing Director
Price Forbes

Glen Waters
Head of Early Stage Tech & Life Sciences
HSBC

Amir Nooriala – 2025 Angel Investor of the Year
CEO
Saepio

Helen Oldham
Co-Founder
Lifted Ventures

Andrew White
Partner
Mathys & Squire

Richard Hoskins
Co-Founder
Kin Group

Benjamin Storey
Head of Investor Connectivity, Platforms & Proposition
Eagle Labs, Barclays UK PLC

Scott O’Brien
Chief Investment Officer
Innovate UK

Erika Brodnock
Co-Founder
Kinhub

Claire Valoti
Co-Founder
Haylo Ventures

Stephen Pegge
Non-Executive Director
UKBAA

Christiana Stewart-Lockhart
Director General
EISA

Henry Whorwood
MD – Research and Consultancy
Beauhurst

Fred Soneya
C0-Founder & General Partner
Haatch

Irene Graham OBE
CEO
ScaleUp Institute

Susan Nightingale
Senior Director – Local Growth Team

Mark Barry
Senior Investment Director
British Business Bank

Chris Adelsbach
Managing Partner
Outrun Ventures

Chris Elphick
Head of Venture Capital
UK Private Capital

George Whitehead
Partner
ACF Investors

Jon Gill
Partner
Eversheds Sutherland

Simon Thorpe
Cambridge Angels

Roderick Beer
Managing Director
UKBAA

Chris Hill
Programme Manager
SETsquared

Rodney Appiah
Managing Partner
Cornerstone VC

Jenny Tooth OBE
Chief Executive
UKBAA

Dama Sathianathan
Senior Partner
Bethnal Green Ventures

UKBAA Awards
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